Winter Adventure in Kirkeness

Jane Hounsome on 10 December 2021
Kirkeness is located in the extreme North Eastern part of Norway, so perfect for The Northern Lights.

4 days and 3 nights flying from London via Oslo. Spending 1 night in the Snow hotel, followed by 2 nights in a Gamme Cabin.

Day 1: Itinerary: Coach transfer from the airport to the hotel. Welcome to winter wonderland! Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure at this unique hotel. Wander around to see the hotel, enjoy a drink in the ice bar and warm up before the night in the Høyloftet restaurant.

Northern Lights tour by coach Enjoy an evening hunting the lights by coach together with an experienced guide and driver that will do their outmost – together with technology available for forecasting – to ensure that if they are dancing in the sky you will see them!

Hotel: Snow room in the snow hotel Board basis: Bed & Breakfast, Dinner Transfers: Coach transfer airport – hotel Distance and journey time: Approx. 15-20 min airport – hotel transfer, Northern Lights tour approx. 3 hours

Day 2: King Crab Safari

Have you ever imagined fishing your own King Crab and enjoying it as fresh as it gets? Today you will go on a snowmobile safari – you can enjoy and relax in the snowmobile sleigh wile your driver guide transfer you through snow and ice. Reaching the destination you will wait for the cage to be pulled, with some luck it is full of these enormous crabs and you will bring it back to enjoy!

Hotel: Gamme cabin private room or similar (limited Gamme capacity) Board basis: Bed & Breakfast, Dinner Transfers: Start at the hotel Distance and journey time: 3-4 hours excursion from your hotel

Day 3: Sami cultural experience and husky sledding

SAMI CULTURAL EXPERIENCE Today you will enjoy a cultural travel into the world of the Sami. You will get to meet the reindeers and try to feed them with their favourite course; reindeer moss! Then Lavvu tent where you will get to learn more about the Sami traditions and beliefs. Did you for example know that the Sami taught their children that the Northern Lights might come and take them if they did not behave nicely towards them?

HUSKY SLEDDING Together with your musher you will enjoy the power of these amazing animals! Enjoy the silence of the woods, while listening to the breath of the huskies pulling you through the snow covered landscape.

Hotel: Gamme cabin private room or similar (limited Gamme capacity) Board basis: Bed & Breakfast, Dinner Transfers: Start at the hotel Distance and journey time: Sami approx 1 hour + Husky 2 hours

Day 4: Coach transfer hotel – airport

Transfers: Snowhotel – airport Distance and journey time: Approx 15-20 minutes